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Residents urge Lansing City Council to accelerate permanent housing placements and coordinate services for people in hotels
Summary
Multiple residents used public comment to urge the council to speed permanent placements for people relocated to hotels, improve coordination among nonprofits and city departments, and provide regular public updates on placements and needs. Comments also raised neighborhood noise and contractor conduct concerns.
Several residents used public comment on Jan. 5 to press the Lansing City Council for faster action on homelessness and better coordination among nonprofits and city departments.
Joanne Galloway, executive director of Michigan Country and a Lansing resident, thanked council members for recent relief efforts for people moved from a JHA property to a hotel and said community groups have provided meals, transportation and laundry. She warned, however, that "headlines and snippets that talk…
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